Innehållsförteckning för October 2016 från Practical Photoshop

WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/xmvzey The Blend If controls are found in the Blending Options section of the Layer Styles box. Essentially they let you control what’s visible on either the selected layer or those beneath, based on the brightness of individual pixels. So they’re very useful for merging images – especially if, like here, the original sky is bland and pale. There are two sliders. The top one lets you control the transparency of the currently selected layer. Drag either the white or black slider inwards, and any pixels beyond that point will become transparent. The lower slider lets you control which pixels from underneath show through, like punching a hole in the selected layer to display what’s below. Once you’ve begun to grasp how the sliders affect the blend…

If you’re relatively new to editing in Photoshop, or you just don’t know where to begin, then this section is the best place to get started. Over the next nine pages, you’ll find an overview of the different versions of Photoshop available; a breakdown of the typical image-editing workflow in Photoshop; an overview of raw file editing; a guide to the six most useful layers; and a glossary of the most useful shortcuts. This guide condenses most of the tools and techniques you’ll use every time you import a new roll of pictures. PHOTOSHOP CC £8.57/$9.99 PER MONTH WINDOWS, OS X Photoshop is the software of choice for most professional and non-professional photographers. Beyond the standard photo-editing features, it boasts a vast array of more creative tools and filters. Layers…

D Reset the foreground and background colors to black and white ALT+[SCROLL WHEEL] Zoom in or out of the image CMD/CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E Create a merged copy of all the layers in the layer stack SPACE BAR Temporarily switch the current tool to the Hand tool, for moving around the image while zoomed in ALT+[EYE ICON] Switch off the visibility of all other layers in the layer stack, for before-and-after comparisons CMD/CTRL+I Invert the color of a layer mask to black SHIFT+[LAYER MASK] Disable the effects of a layer mask X Switch the foreground and background color swatches [ OR ] Resize the brush tip SHIFT+[ OR ] Cycle backwards or forwards through the layer blend modes CMD/CTRL+ALT+Z Undo the last change made to the document. Works multiple times CMD/CTRL+[LAYER MASK] Load…

DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES HERE http://tiny.cc/6bi0ey ON YOUR PC OR MAC Infrared photography shows a world illuminated by normally invisible light. It allows us to create beautiful, ethereal images that couldn’t be captured in any other way. Landscapes look fantastic: blue skies turn almost black, and foliage glows. Digital infrared photography combines camera skills and Photoshop technique. On the camera side, there are two methods. The easy way is to use a lens-mounted infrared filter. The more expensive way is to convert an SLR to capture infrared light: an effective but irreversible process. Either way, straight out of the camera, infrared images look dull and red. But with a few Photoshop tweaks, you can bring them to life… To process the image and remove the red cast, open the image…

WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/uqzzey Ever wanted to make yourself look like a sports star? With a few simple photography and Photoshop skills, you can transform yourself into the next Rory McIlroy, Chris Froome or Lionel Messi – and all without the need for endless hours of practice or drug testing. Over the next few pages we’ll take an in-depth look at how to shoot and combine a series of images into a composite. The aim isn’t to make it ultrarealistic – where’s the fun in that? Instead we’ll take a more fantastical approach… project info You’ll learn Shoot and piece together a set of sporty images to create a dramatic composite You’ll need Tripod • 2x light stands • 2x Speedlites • Silver umbrella • plain sheet • Photoshop CS5…

The image-editing process begins as soon as you’ve transferred your photos from your memory card to your computer. 1 The first stage is to begin sifting through your pictures to discover which are the keepers. The image organizer that comes with Photoshop is ideal for this task. Adobe Bridge has controls for keywording, rating and filtering your images, and there are handy tools for batch renaming files, creating panoramic stitches, making contact sheets and more. Launch Adobe Bridge and navigate to a folder containing new images. Use the cursor keys to quickly flick through the images and click below a thumbnail to add a star rating, or use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl+1-5. You can then filter your images by the star rating to group the ones you want to work…

The latest version of the raw file processor included with Photoshop is so powerful that most photos can be processed entirely in the raw processor, with no need for further editing in Photoshop. And by making your adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw rather than in Photoshop, you’ll ensure the best possible image quality, because raw files contain more picture information than bitmap images such as un-layered PSDs and JPEGs. Here’s our reference to the features you’ll use the most in the Basic panel. THE BASIC PANEL IN ACR TEMPERATURE Use this slider to warm or cool an image if the White Balance tool fails to correct a color cast TINT This slider enables you to correct a green or magenta cast, again, if the White Balance tool fails EXPOSURE Controls…